JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2019--
Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation
(NYSE:KAMN), today announced that its Integrated Structures and
Metallics Division located in Jacksonville, Florida was presented with
Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Program Supplier of the Year Award. Sikorsky, a
Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT), stated in a recent press
release that “Kaman was chosen for this special recognition due to
their overall performance in 2018, supporting the Black Hawk cockpit
requirements in support of Sikorsky’s manufacturing plan. Kaman
maintained all Black Hawk schedule requirements throughout the year,
including the surge requirements. Kaman was also able to supply cockpit
components in shorter than lead-time for critical production demands.”
Kaman was recognized by Dan Schultz, President of Sikorsky, and Mike
Ciocca, Vice President of Sikorsky Supply Chain Management, who
presented the award at Sikorsky’s recent supplier conference in Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida. Kaman currently manufactures cockpits for a
variety of Sikorsky’s H-60 models, including the UH-60M Black Hawk,
HH-60M MEDEVAC, and S-70, Sikorsky’s international Black Hawk variant.
Kaman has manufactured and delivered all of its H-60 cockpits from its
Jacksonville, Florida facility.
Commenting on this occasion, William Zmyndak, Vice President and General
Manager of Kaman Integrated Structures and Metallics, said, “We are
honored to receive this award, which exemplifies our team’s hard work,
dedication and support of the Black Hawk helicopter, a proven aircraft
serving a multitude of missions to keep our country safe and protect our
troops worldwide. We greatly value this recognition and will continue to
build on our success by providing award winning support to Sikorsky.”
“We take great pride in our long standing partnership with Sikorsky,
which spans over 14 years where we have delivered over 1,500 cockpits
for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter program,” added Rick Barnhart,
President of Kaman Aerospace Group. “We are extremely proud of this
achievement, the highest distinction when it comes to delivering quality
products on time to meet the demand of our customers. This recognition
underscores Kaman’s demonstrated performance, commitment and support of
the Black Hawk program in 2018, and we look forward to continued success
with Sikorsky.”
About Kaman Aerospace Group
Kaman Aerospace is a division of
Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), which was founded in 1945 by aviation
pioneer Charles H. Kaman. Headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut,
Kaman Corporation conducts business in the aerospace and distribution
markets. With 14 facilities worldwide and fully one-third of employees
located outside of the U.S., Kaman Aerospace is truly a global
organization. Kaman’s latest locations are in Rimpar, Germany and
Prachatice, Czech Republic, where GRW, acquired by Kaman in 2015,
designs and manufactures super precision, miniature ball bearings. Kaman
Aerospace also produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft
bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures
for the commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing
aircraft; aerostructure engineering design analysis and FAA
certification services; safe and arm solutions for missile and bomb
systems for the U.S. and allied militaries; subcontract helicopter work;
production of the K-MAX® medium-to-heavy lift helicopter and
support for the company's SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime aircraft. More
information is available at www.kaman.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland,
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs
approximately 105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment
of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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Source: Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc.
Raj Bharadwaj
Executive Director Business Development
Kaman
Aerospace
(860) 205-8622
raj.bharadwaj@kaman.com
or
James
Coogan
VP, Investor Relations
Kaman Corporation
(860)
243-6342
James.coogan@kaman.com